26.37 Lake states wood utilization consortium.
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26.37 Lake states wood utilization consortium.
(1)The department of natural resources shall develop a plan to establish a lake states wood utilization consortium to provide research, development, and demonstration grants to enhance the forest products industry in Wisconsin and other states. The plan shall do all of the following:
(a)Define the powers, duties and responsibilities of the consortium.
(b)Establish an implementation committee for the consortium. Members of the committee may include one or more representatives from the department of natural resources, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and the forest products industry.
(c)Specify eligibility requirements for the grants and criteria for awarding the grants, including how the grants are to be distributed to each state participating in the consortium.
(d)Require that the grants require matching funds or in-kind contributions by industrial recipients of the grants.
(e)Require the implementation committee to identify an organization that can administer and award the grants and oversee the grant program.